Robert Campbell

1941-42 American Legion Commander

1891 - 1977


Robert Campbell served in the Navy and was a telegrapher.
Robert was an uncle to the 'late' Lucille (Campbell) Brus

He was born on February 17, 1891 near Botna
He married Odessa Alspace of Carroll--No children.
He lived in south Manning at the time of his death --- and died January 8, 1977 in the Manning Hospital and was buried at the Carroll City Cemetery.

He is the Grandson of Civil War Veteran John Campbell.
Taken From the Manning Centennial book page 250

CAMPBELL- BRUS

Emma Campbell, seated, is shown with children Elizabeth (Mrs. Charles Ramsey Jr.), John, Frankie (Mrs. James Paydon), Ellen (Mrs. Fred Ruhs), Edith, Robert, Nettie (Mrs. John Vest), Thomas, Alice, Sarah (Mrs. Frank Algren) and Myrtle.

In 1880, Alexander Campbell and his wife Emma, daughter of Israel and Phoebe (McQuillan) Rorabaugh, bought their first 80 acres of land in Shelby County, southwest of Manning, and moved here from Jasper County, Iowa. They were Ohio and Pennsylvania natives. By 1889 they had enlarged their farm to 200 acres, made improvements and established shade and fruit trees.

Alex was 14 when his father, Col. John Campbell, was killed at Vicksburg in the Civil War. He and an older brother, James, did farm work to help support the family and educate the younger ones. His mother, Sarah (Leeper), moved the family from Ohio to Jasper County in 1865.

Alex and Emma raised a family of 11; Myrtle, John, Ellen, Frankie, Elizabeth, Robert, Nettie, Thomas, Sarah, Edith and Alice, ten of whom graduated from Manning High School from 1901 to 1920. John, Robert and Thomas farmed with their father and later on farms of their own.

John and Louella A. Wheeler of Manning, daughter of George H. and Mary (Ryel) Wheeler, were married in 1909 and moved to their farm just south of the "home place". There they raised their two daughters, Lucille (Mrs. LeRoy Brus) and Bernice (Mrs. Walter Hauschildt, Des Moines). John and his brothers built most of the farm buildings during the summers doing the masonry and carpentry work themselves.

LeRoy and Lucille Brus are the present owners of this bit of "Campbell Land" which will become a Century Farm in 1983. Their children are, Dorothea (Mrs. Jerry Lee, Poulsbo, Washington), Ronald, Harlan and Marilyn (Mrs. Dean Garnett), Harlan.

Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hauschildt are the parents of a son, Dean and a daughter, Mrs. Carol Newsom.


Taken From the Manilla Centennial book page 207

John A. Campbell family

(? - 1863) John was a soldier in the Civil War and served in Company 1, 80th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He participated in some of the hardest fought battles of that memorable struggle and died at Vicksburg, after its surrender, of typhoid fever.
John and Sarah (Leeper) Campbell were the parents of seven children: James, Alexander, Thomas, Willis, Jessie, Colin and George.

In the fall of 1865, the Campbell family moved to Iowa from Gurnsey County, Ohio, settling first in the southwestern part of Iowa County. In the spring of 1866, they moved to Keokuk County and in the fall of 1867 they moved to Jasper County.


In Memory Of ROBERT CAMPBELL

Born February 17, 1891, near Botna, Iowa
Entered Into Rest January 8, 1977 Manning General Hospital, Manning, Iowa
Age 85 years, 10 months, 21 days
Services Held At First Presbyterian Church, Manning, Iowa Tuesday, January 11, 1977, 2 P.M.
Officiating Rev. Joel Wright
Interment Carroll, Iowa
Casketbearers: William Opperman, Clifford Tank, Gene Martens, Cleo Chamberlain, Sam Wiese, Clifford Johnson
Military Honors American Legion Post No. 22, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3517 Manning, Iowa
Masonic Memorial Service Monday 7:30 P.M. Ohde Funeral Home Manning, Iowa


ROBERT CAMPBELL
Robert Campbell, 85, formerly of Botna, who resided at the Manning Plaza for the past two years, died at the Manning General Hospital Saturday night January 8, 1977.

Services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the First Presbyterian Church in Manning with Rev. Joel Wright officiating. Interment will be in the Carroll City cemetery with military honors by the American Legion Post No. 2 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post, Manning.

Friends may call at the Ohde Funeral Home in Manning. A Masonic memorial service will be held at the funeral home at 7:30 p.m. Monday.

Mr. Campbell, son of Alexander and Emma Rorabaugh, was born on February 17, 1891, near Botna. He attended rural schools near his home and graduated from Manning High School in 1909. During World War I, he served in the U.S. Navy.

His marriage to Odessa Alspach took place on February 25, 1920. They farmed near Botna and moved to Manning in March, 1959.

His wife, Odessa, died on February 16, 1975.

He was a member of the Presbyterian Church and held every office in the church including Slated Clerk of the Session from 1957 to 1966; a 32nd Degree Mason; member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Manning; in 1973 became a 50-year member of Manual Lodge No, 450 of Manning; member of Scottish Rites Bodies of Sioux City; past member of the Manning Rotary Club; member of the American Legion Post No. 22 of Manning and served as commander of that post in 1942.

He was a pioneer in soil conservation work. He served as secretary of the Jefferson Township School Board for many years. He was a charter member of Housing Authority of Manning and a member of the Urban Renewal Board. For many years, he was a member of the board of directors of the Community Hospital Association of Manning and was instrumental in the building of the Manning Plaza.

Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Nettie Vest of Henrietta, Oklahoma, and Alice Campbell of Mason City and nieces and nephews.